Purpose
Groot Sands has been formed to exclusively supply quality silica sand products to the Groot Glass Manufacturing Factories in Tses.

Business
Groot Sands is poised to become one of the world's leading producers of industrial sands used in the glass, oil and gas industry, and in a wide range of industrial applications with an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes for the exclusive supplying of silica sand to Groot Glass and exports the surplus to the world's markets.

History
Established in 2015, Groot Sands Ltd (Co.Reg.No.: 2016/0399), previously known as "Groot Silica Mining (Pty) Ltd", is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groot Management Systems (Pty) Ltd based in Ongwediva, Namibia.

Products
Groot Sands seeks to produce and market the following sands products:

Silica sands

Frac sands

Glass sands

Filter sands

Foundry sands

Sports and Horticultural sands

Equestrian sands.

Limestones

Dolomite

Feldspar

Clay minerals

Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality
Environmental management forms an integral part of all the mining and processing related activities of Groot Sands. An Environmental Clearance Certification for the compliant as per The Environmental Management Act of 2007 has been issued for Groot Sands by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of the Republic of Namibia.

Citizenship
Groot Sands seeks to be part of the community where it plans to operate, by providing finance and resources for the area communities, when possible, in order to help contribute to the social wellbeing of the area communities.